Lent

The Lentiest Lent of my life

A VIEW FROM THE BACK PEW By Rev. Canon Christopher B. J. Pratt It all started out so simply. Two grandparents heading to Ottawa to be...

Lent: the slow approach to Easter

By Libi Clifford Joan Chittister uses the image of a waterwheel when she describes the liturgical calendar. The movement is slow,...

Lent 2021 with Bishop Todd

First Week in Lent with Bishop Todd

Second Week in Lent with Bishop Todd

Third Week in Lent with Bishop Todd

Fourth Week in Lent with Bishop Todd

Fifth Week in Lent with Bishop Todd

Lenten pickups at Church of the Ascension, London

By Sandra Coulson Lenten discipline this Lenten discipline had a drive-thru angle at Church of the Ascension in London this year....

Meet Rev. Jim Garey, the marathon man of evening prayer

 By Sandra Coulson Rev. Jim Garey has been the marathon man of Evening Prayer during the COVID-19 pandemic, posting the service on...

We were looking forward to the end, because it's just beginning

“…better revealing the marks of mission by becoming a learning church...” – The Right Reverend Todd Townshend, Bishop’s Charge, 180th...

Reopening Our Churches (Lent 2022)

Dear friends,  With decreases in the rates of COVID-19 infections across our Diocese and the approach of the holy season of Lent,...

We invite you to spend Lent in prayer

By Rev. Kim Myer  We are entering into the season of Lent, the 40 days before Easter beginning on March 3, Ash Wednesday.  Ash...

Taste and see that the Lord is good

Pancakes on Shrove Tuesday herald the restrained meals of the Season of Lent.  By Rev. Canon Christopher B. J. Pratt "You need to...

A season for drawing closer to God

So much both around and within us, can keep us from experiencing God’s presence. “Make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the...

Lent in Our Time: The View from My Pulpit

Sacrifice, service, and salvation

A VIEW FROM THE BACK PEW By Rev. Canon Christopher B. J. Pratt The calendar on my desk identifies the fact that four short days from...

Lent in Our Time: The View from My Pulpit

Lent to Easter celebration

We are almost to the end of our 40 days of Lent.  A time where we were invited “in the name of the Lord, to observe a holy Lent by...

Together on the road with Christ

By Bishop Todd Townshend This year, the beginning of April sees the end of the season of Lent and the beginning of our holiest time of...